[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 107 (Thursday, July 16, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1819]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




    CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MRS. GENEVA WEST OF PALL MALL, TENNESSEE

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                           HON. LINCOLN DAVIS

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 16, 2009

  Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee. Madam Speaker, I rise today to remember the 
life of my friend and neighbor, Mrs. Geneva West of Pall Mall, 
Tennessee.
  Geneva was a dedicated mother and wife, and dedicated herself to her 
community throughout her ninety years of life. For forty years, Geneva 
committed herself to the education of young Fentress County students as 
an elementary school teacher, spending many of those years in a one-
room school house. Geneva also served Fentress County for nineteen 
years as the President of the Fentress Farm Bureau Women. She even was 
elected State Farm Bureau Woman of the Year, receiving this recognition 
at the State Convention in 2003.
  Even after retiring from her career in education, Geneva continued to 
contribute to the community as a member of the Retired Teachers 
Association and the Jamestown Garden Club. She also served as a 
Volunteer at the Jamestown Regional Medical Center, caring for those 
who were ill and needed care. Many of Geneva's friends will also 
remember her as a dedicated churchgoer. Geneva was a member of the 
United Methodist Church for most of her life, and taught Sunday School 
for twenty-six years.
  Geneva's husband, her two children and a number of grand-children and 
great-grand-children will no doubt remember a loving, committed family-
woman who modeled a positive and dedicated spirit throughout her life. 
She will be missed in our community, and I would ask that my colleagues 
rise with me to honor her life and memory.

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